English ship St Andrew (1622)
St Andrew was a 42-gun great ship of the English Royal Navy (subsequently second rate), built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1622.[1]
 The Burning of the Andrew at the Battle of Scheveningen in 1653, by Willem van de Velde the younger | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name: | St Andrew |
| Builder: | Burrell, Deptford |
| Launched: | 1622 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1666 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 42-gun great ship |
| Length: | 110 ft (34 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 42 guns of various weights of shot |
She was known as Andrew during the Commonwealth. During the English Civil War, the Andrew was involved in fighting against the last Royalist holdouts in Cornwall. In a letter dated June 30, 1646, ship's Parliamentary commander, a man named William Batten, wrote to his superior
Sir, I believe the castle of Pendennis will not be long out of our hands; a dogger boat with four guns I have taken, whereof one Kedgwin of Penzant was captain, a notable active knave against the Parliament, and had the King's commission; and now would fain be a merchant man, and was balasted with salt and had divers letters in her for Pendennis castle...[2]
At the Restoration, the Andrew passed to serving the restored King and resumed her original name, St Andrew.
By 1660, she was armed with 56 guns.[1]
St Andrew was wrecked in 1666.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.
- A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, by John Burke, esq, (1838), p. 288
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
